Sentences with phrase «radical social upheaval»

It is now time to deal with the problem here in America and abroad and it begins, not with a call for dictatorship or radical social upheaval and revolt, but with each of us buying locally, helping pass legislation that benefits and protects our nation's small farmers, and educating others to do the same.

Not exact matches

The social upheaval of May 1968, its rejection of morality and authority, its radical exaltation of individual freedom and the fast secularisation process that followed precipitated the transition of Western societies to the non-repressive civilization advocated by Herbert Marcuse, the postmodern father of the Western cultural revolution.

Near biblical in scope and legendary in significance, it comes from Victor Hugo's sweeping tale of romance and redemption set in 19th century France, a country only a few years beyond its radical social and political upheaval that would have a lasting impact on the country and the world.

If there's a dealbreaker for audiences or commercially minded critics, it's the fact that the narrative tends to grow unwieldy and wanders non-linearly from a coming - of - age story to something much more complex and wider (and no doubt autobiographical) about how the post-war generation's social upheaval and radical thinking damaged the children of this era (of which Potter was clearly one).

Working across six decades of radical social and political upheaval, Neel's approach to her art was uncompromising and unwavering.

The exhibition investigates revolutionary developments in the practice of drawing that emerged in the United States during a decade of radical social and political upheaval.

With this in mind, the coming together of radical architecture and radical politics in Massimo de Carlo's [Frieze Masters, stand C7] presentation of work reflecting the social and political upheavals of 1968 in an environment designed by Superstudio feels relevant.

Inspired by the 1976 exhibition Drawing Now at The Museum of Modern Art, Drawing Then investigates revolutionary developments in the practice of drawing that emerged in the United States during a decade of radical social and political upheaval.

Of course, Fin - de-siècle Paris was a time and place of political upheaval and cultural transformation, during which sustained economic crisis and social problems spurred the rise of radical left - wing groups and an attendant backlash of conservatism that plagued France throughout the late 1890s.